Second dose of Methotrexate...

[regina79]

Hi 👋 Hows everybody tonight? Finally Friday! It’s been a very long week for me.

Just took my second dose of Methotrexate. All 3 pills at once.. as I was instructed by my Rheumatologist. My mouth sores only just went away this afternoon but they might come back tomorrow.

Also had a painful horrible steroid injection in my shoulder earlier. Let’s hope that helps too!

My Consultant is away until September and I just wasn’t going to wait in so much pain in my shoulder and arm.

Wish me luck tomorrow with the side-effects and with a better shoulder and arm..

👌😎👋

[JFlay]

🤞🙏💪

[regina79 in reply to JFlay]

🙏😘

[rab1874]

If things don’t improve maybe think about changing to injections, not as bad side effects I found I’m on 20mgs have been for 3 years

[WomblingFree]

I feel your pain. I’ve just switched from tablets to injections because I couldn’t shake all the side effects. I hope the steroid injection soon starts working for you x

[regina79 in reply to WomblingFree]

Thank you. But Do you still get fatigue even with the injecting or not? C

[WomblingFree in reply to regina79]

I had my first injection last Thursday and I’ve never been as tired as I was for 2 days afterwards. I had my second injection this Thursday and other than needing a bit more sleep, I was fine.

The tablets just gave me really bad diarrhoea but I’m not to bad now. I’m going out on a Saturday for the first time in 3 months!

[regina79 in reply to WomblingFree]

Sorry to hear your struggle with the pills. Glad the injections are better for you!

Have a lovely time out!! Xx

[WomblingFree in reply to regina79]

Thank you. I hope you’re feeling better soon x

[charisma]

The injection might take a few hours or up to a week to kick in. I hope it works for you.

Mouth ulcers are one common side effect of MTX. I had one after my Amgevita injection two weeks ago as well. I hope yours heal up between doses each week.

May you have a much less painful weekend than in ages!

[regina79 in reply to charisma]

Thanks so much! I wish so too. Shoulder and arm still tender but it takes time.

Not fatigue yet and it’s 10 am?! I wonder. But then I took Methotrexate quite late last night before bed. Last Sat I couldn’t move from My bed for hours. Fatigue might kick in later in the day 🤬XX

[Nellp]

Hopefully it will settle after a few weeks. I know it seems a long way ahead but most feel the benefits of being on methotrexate after 12wks. For example my feet felt like I was walking on stones and I was limited in distance to what i could achieve before it was unbearable. All that has gone and I cope with 3 to 4 miles albeit at a slow pace. My feet had been swollen but I had not noticed and after the 12wk period on methotrexate I dropped half a shoe size so once you start seeing the benefits it helps!

[regina79 in reply to Nellp]

Oh that’s fabulous! Such an amazing news for you! I can only imagine how happy you must feel at the mom. And I hope it lasts 👏🏻😊🙏x

[Nellp in reply to regina79]

It has lasted for nearly a year now. Just need to get the fatigue etc under control. I am sure you will start to see improvements.

[regina79 in reply to Nellp]

Amazing x

[Nuttyshirlz]

I went up and down with all sorts of side affects when first started on mine. But my nurse said I had to give them 3 months and she was right lol now take them with hardly any affects.

[regina79 in reply to Nuttyshirlz]

Amazing! Happy to hear that xx

[Nuttyshirlz in reply to regina79]

I was the same when I first started taking mine. X

[Pulfs]

I changed from tabs to injection because tabs were making me feel sick. Only feel a bit fatigued, no mouth ulcers,for the next day no sick feeling now. As said can take up to 3mths to kick. Hope your pain not too unbearable take care xx

[regina79 in reply to Pulfs]

Sounds good Puffs! I’ll have to give it a go x

[FunBalloon]

I'm also on injections and I definitely have less nausea and tiredness the day after. Especially when you go up a dose it seems a bit better and effective than the tablets. So you might be able to be on a lower dose with injections than tablets. Most of my side effects did get better over time though. It probably took about 6-8 weeks I think

[regina79 in reply to FunBalloon]

Amazing thanks for sharing xx

[Hidden]

I take my MTX on Friday too, I hope it works for you. I've had steroid injections in my shoulders, hip, knees and palm of my hand. I didn't feel too much pain, except for the one in my hand.

[regina79 in reply to Hidden]

My hands are really bad too lately :/ struggling to type and do other things.

My shoulder and arm feel better In the last couple of hours!!! I should have done it ages ago :/

NO side-effects from taking Methotrexate last night at all... yet ?! 😱 Not even fatigue. How weird. I feel like I haven’t taken anything. Maybe it will come tomorrow. Last week I felt weird and tired until Wed at least xx

[embroy]

I had shoulder pain, as well, but the Injection made some difference, but have to keep up.with the exercises.